
UGES Families: Trimester 2 progress reports for grades 3-8 will be posted to Skyward Family Access by 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 10th. You may view reports by logging into Family Access/Portfolio-Report Cards.

Activity Night Information for 5th-8th Grades - We are gearing up for the second activity night of the year which is scheduled for Friday, January 19 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Parents/guardians, your student will be bringing home an activity night permission form this weekend. If your student plans to attend activity night, please sign the permission form and have them return it to their homeroom teacher or the main office by Tuesday, January 16, 3:30 p.m. The November activity night was a blast with over 225 students attending. We are looking forward to another well attended and fun-filled evening of activities in a couple of weeks.

UGES Spring Musical, "Aladdin Jr.," Fundraiser - Visit MOD Pizza or order on-line this coming Monday, January 8th at the Pleasant Prairie location, 9250 76th Street, Suite A, Pleasant Prairie, WI, 53158. Use code: MODGIVES25 (on their website/app) or bring in this flyer to the restaurant. MOD Pizza will donate 25% of your bill to the UGES Spring Musical. We thank you for your support!

A special reminder for all parents/guardians who have students who will be participating in the UGES Spring Musical, Aladdin Jr. There is a spring musical parent meeting for all cast and crew from 3:00-3:30 p.m. in the music room on Monday, January 8. We look forward to seeing you!

Good luck to our boys A, B, and C Basketball and Cheer Teams as they travel to Trevor-Wilmot this evening! GO PONIES!

8th grade students spent part of their science class practicing their nature journaling skills in our outdoor classroom. Ask your favorite 8th grader to share their journal entry and describe some of the benefits of nature journaling throughout the year.







Ms. Moore's 6th-8th grade students having fun during art club after school. This is a great opportunity for our grade school students to look forward to during their middle school years.










More great photos of Mrs. Marshall's 8th grade students working on nature journaling.









UGES Families: Spring Musical, Aladdin Jr., reminder for students who are a part of the cast. ALL musical contracts are due by the end of the day this Friday, January 5 if your student is planning to accept their role for Aladdin Jr. Please remind them to turn their contract into the Aladdin contract/t-shirt orders drop box in the main office.

UGES Student Council has been working on several projects this year including food drives, door decorating contests, candy sales and spirit weeks. Just recently, student council purchased two large coffee pots for staff and students to use throughout the school for events, classroom gatherings (hot cocoa parties), and experiments. Thank you Ms. Tenhagen, Ms. Flintrop and all of the AWESOME UGES Student Council members for your hard work so far this year! We appreciate you!


The first PONY PRIDE DAY of 2024 is tomorrow, Thursday, January 4. Students and staff are invited to wear their UGES Spirit Wear or school colors to show their Pony Pride! GO PONIES!


LOST AND FOUND - UGES Families - There are plenty of lost and found items that have accumulated over the past couple of months. If your student is missing clothing, water bottles, or lunch bags, please have them check the lost and found items that are located on the tables in front of the nurses office by 3:00 p.m. this Friday, January 5!

Over winter break our boys A & B basketball teams participated in the Union Grove High School Feeder Tournament. For the second tournament in a row, both teams were tournament champions! Congratulations Boys!



Ms. Nelson's 4K A.M. and P.M. classes enjoying P.J. day! Thank you Student Council for organizing a FUN "Holiday Spirit Week" for students and staff!



Mrs. Black's 3rd grade class was having a blast making gingerbread houses today! They look AWESOME!








5th grade having a little FUN outside before winter break!










Ms. Callewaert's 2nd grade class preparing for winter break...P.J. Day, letters from Santa, and countdown to the holidays!




It's Pajama Day...Ms. Ninneman (Kindergarten), Ms. Passe (1st grade), Ms. Bednarek (5th grade), and Mr. Cleven's (6th grade) classes staying warm and cozy. Lots of holiday fun (classroom parties, movie watching, games) taking place today. Celebrating a GREAT school year so far. The students are being rewarded for all of their hard work in the classrooms. Great Job Everyone!





Congrats to our December Attendance Award Winners: Jackson F., Olivia B., and Bentley B.! Jackson received a $25 dollar gift card he can use at various places, Olivia got a $25 gift card for Barnes and Noble, and Bentley received a coupon for a free blizzard from DQ! Thank you to all who donated the prizes! Remember attendance matters!

UGES Families: Winter Break is Friday, December 22 through Monday, January 1. School will resume on Tuesday, January 2. From all of us at UGES, we wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday!